Model Number: 920-16454

Model Number: 7482

Includes one each plastic compatible gear lubricant

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11552666

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12394511

MTH 30-75471 O Erie 4-Bay Hopper LastUpdated_20263107071906 Model Number: 920-16454Until the advent of the covered hopper, bulk commodities like grain and cement were packed in sacks and loaded into boxcars. Loading and unloading was a tedious, time consuming affair. In the 1930s, a few railroads took the basic coal hopper design and added a roof with loading hatches, enabling bulk commodities to be loaded from the top and unloaded from the bottom. In 1953, Pullman Standard's 70 ton PS 2 became the first mass produced covered hopper